Publisher's Synopsis
Written by James Austin Wilder, Jack-Knife Cookery was first published in 1929. It soon established itself as a true classic in the genre, and found its way onto the bookshelves and into the rucksacks of generations of boys scouts and outdoorsmen and women from all over the world. this is an outdoors cook-book, written in a rollicking, entertaining style and tells how anybody with only a jack-knife can get themselves a good meal if they should suddenly findthemselves lost in the woods or on a desert island. In addition to the cookery, the book includes sections on camping, hiking and more! All old-style methods which will interest the avid outdoorsman and outdoorwoman. Out of print for many years, Jack-Knife Cookery is back! The interior of this new edition from Ropesend Creek Press is a perfect replica of the original. Page numbering, illustrations, layout, table of contents, index and any footnotes are exactly as they appeared when the original book was published. With this new edition, the book is ready for a new lease of life through a modern readership.
